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thorough study of all the topographical conditions of the dis- 

 trict, and of its general relations to the city, on the one side, 

 and to the adjoining country on the other, and with a due con- 

 sideration of the various requirements which may be expected 

 to arise, as its population increases, and such plan shall have 

 made a public record, owners of property will of course con- 

 form their transfers of land, and the erection of houses, to the 

 line of streets and avenues there laid down, while the corporate 

 authorities will be thereby guided in the opening, working and 

 grading of streets and avenues, and the introduction of water 

 and sewerage thereon. The Commissioners cannot, therefore, 

 withhold the expression of their unqualified approval of the 

 project of a law which they are informed will engage the 

 attention of the Legislature at its coming session, to provide 

 for the laying out of streets, avenues and public places 

 throughout the county of Kings, outside of the city of 

 Brooklyn. 



Since the last report of the Board operations on the park 

 have steadily progressed. Commencing the year with a mod- 

 erate force, it has been gradually increased as the season would 

 permit. Proceedings to acquire title to about two hundred 

 acres of land, which were authorized to be taken by the law of 

 1866, having been completed, the Commissioners entered upon 

 the land, and organized an additional force of laborers to 

 operate thereon. An abstract of all the returns of the labor- 

 ing force made to the Comptroller during the year 1867, will 

 be found appended to this report, showing the whole force 

 engaged, as well as its general distribution among the 

 different departments of labor, at the expiration of every two 

 weeks. 



The extent of ground which has been under treatment, and 

 on which more or less progress towards completion has been 

 made, is a little over two hundred and fifty acres. For the 

 drainage and water supply of this ground over twelve miles of 

 pipe have been laid, at depths varying from three to twenty- 

 three feet. The improvement of fifty-seven acres of the surface, 

 besides that assigned for roads, walks, and waters, has been fully 

 completed. Nineteen thousand feet in length of carriage and 

 bridle road have been advanced in construction, of which over 

 six thousand feet have been finished. 



